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Learn about the work of conservators working in one of the most challenging environments on Earth, in Antarctica, to preserve the huts used by Captain Scott and Shackleton on their journeys towards the South Pole.Tue, 22 May 2012 23:27:39 GMTJive SBS 4.5.6.0 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/)2012-05-22T23:27:39ZBeauty in the Hidden Objectshttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/antarctic-conservation/blog/2012/05/23/beauty-in-the-hidden-objects
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:a9e703bb-8665-4199-88f8-495803b7b05b] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Author: Susanne <br/>Date: May 16, 2012<br/>Temperature: -13.4&#176;C<br/>Wind Speed: 9knots<br/>Temp with wind chill: -36&#176;C<br/>Sunrise: N/A<br/>Sunset N/A</p><p><br/>Some of the best moments in the lab are when we discover a hidden message or drawing on an object. This week, on what I thought may have been just another tobacco tin, was an advertisement for Albany Cigarettes printed on the back of a cigarette case. </p><p><a href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-2477-33173/Albany+Cigarette+Company+Advertisement.jpg"><img alt="Albany Cigarette Company Advertisement.jpg" class="jive-image" height="360" src="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-2477-33173/450-360/Albany+Cigarette+Company+Advertisement.jpg" width="450"/></a></p><p>Albany cigarette advertisement on the back of a tin. Credit: AHT/Susanne</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I was curious to know the history of the cigarette company and the details behind the design of the advertisement. The &ldquo;Albany Cigarette&#8221; was made by F.L. Smith Ltd. in London at No. 5 Burlington Gardens. According to this New Zealand cigarette pack below, the Albany Cigarette was first made by hand in the building that is shown above, perhaps by the very dapper gentlemen pictured in front. </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="jiveBorder" style="width: 100%; border: 1px solid #000000;"><tbody><tr><th align="center" style="border:1px solid black;border: 1px solid #000000;background-color: #6690bc;" valign="middle"></th><th align="center" style="border:1px solid black;border: 1px solid #000000;background-color: #6690bc;" valign="middle"></th></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;border: 1px solid #000000;text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-2477-33170/AlbanyKings+Pack+A.jpg"><img alt="AlbanyKings Pack A.jpg" class="jive-image" height="367" src="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-2477-33170/245-367/AlbanyKings+Pack+A.jpg" width="245"/></a></td><td style="border:1px solid black;border: 1px solid #000000;"><a href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-2477-33171/AlbanyKings+Pack+B.jpg"><img alt="AlbanyKings Pack B.jpg" class="jive-image" height="369" src="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-2477-33171/245-369/AlbanyKings+Pack+B.jpg" width="245"/></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Packaging from the predecessor company to F.L. Smith in New Zealand with the Albany storefront shown. Credit: <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.zigsam.at/C_NewZealand.htm">http://www.zigsam.at/C_NewZealand.htm</a></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>A brief search also revealed this letter written by British Captain Edward Hulse in World War I to his mother asking her to obtain the handmade cigarettes: &ldquo;Please ask F. L. Smith, 12 Burlington Gardens (Albany Cigarette people) to send me twice a week a box of 25 of the cigarettes which they supply me with generally.&#8221; Source: <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.archive.org/stream/letterswrittenfr00hulsrich/letterswrittenfr00hulsrich_djvu.txt">http://www.archive.org/stream/letterswrittenfr00hulsrich/letterswrittenfr00hulsrich_djvu.txt</a></p><p><br/>It is often these small connections that are provided by material culture that reflect the greater stories of heroism from the exploration of Antarctica to the battlefields of World War I.</p><p><br/>&#160;&#160; </p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:a9e703bb-8665-4199-88f8-495803b7b05b] -->antarcticacaptain_scottscott_basecape_evansartefactscape_roydssir_ernest_shackletoncigarettestobaccoTue, 22 May 2012 23:27:39 GMThttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/antarctic-conservation/blog/2012/05/23/beauty-in-the-hidden-objectsConservators2012-05-22T23:27:39Z3 years, 2 months ago20http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/antarctic-conservation/blog/comment/beauty-in-the-hidden-objectshttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/antarctic-conservation/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=2477